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Friday, October 26, 2012

I had the pleasure of talking to author Christie A. C. Gucker about her new release The Cliff!

Can a childhood pact affect the lives of three adults?

Love and betrayal surrounds the lives of lifelong friends Lanie Rhodes, Grant Bennett, and Dane Voight. Years ago, they made a pact to remain together as friends forever. The boys also made another secret pact that same day—to never vie for Lanie’s love.

Grant and Lanie have secretly been pining for one another since they were children.

Now grown up, they finally admit their feelings for each other and what ensues is a twisted tale of deception as Dane does everything he can to stop them.

The story weaves around this uneven love triangle. What will happen to the pact? Will friendships be destroyed? Will lovers emerge?

Christie A.C. Gucker lives in NJ with her husband, two daughters and a menagerie of pets. Being a mother is one of the greatest joys of her life. She has worked in the advertising industry for over 20 years as a degreed artist, but also works in the fine arts, especially sculpting out of stone or snapping photographs. Christie is also a singer and musician, and can be found singing on a few CDs.

After the death of her father, Christie searched for something to fill her desire to make a mark in this world. Her love of the arts and creativity allowed her to search for a new medium, which she found with a pen instead of a brush. Being an avid reader her whole life, and with her family cheering her on, she decided to take her shot, and began writing.

Christie is fascinated by the supernatural and sharks, and studies both avidly. You’ll be sure to find something spooky lurking somewhere in her stories. Her greatest joy is sitting on a beach with her family while surf fishing, flying kites or building sandcastles with her girls.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

It was my pleasure to chat with author J.R. Turner the other day and her book Redemption.

Half-angel Savannah Mantas smells the sulfuric stench of wrath when it enters her city, Iron Point. Resurrected by the archangel Michael, she’s hunting for redemption and half-demon Nico Montenegro is her prey. He comes from the Fringes, the border between the city and the toxic wasteland beyond.

When they meet, Nico tells her a story, one of genocide and confiscated bodies. Not revenge, but justice is his purpose and his target is the most admired family in the world–Commander Hathaway and his daughter.

Hathaway’s soldiers are slaughtering Fringers and secretly feeding them to Revenants, mutants who survived the bio-bombing of 2120. They have a twisted idea they can train these clever creatures like dogs and keep them out of the city long enough to mobilize an evacuation for the wealthy and well-connected.

Savannah knows better. Revenants are what killed her. When they attack, the last of humankind may be wiped out completely. Stopping Hathaway might just be enough to gain her redemption and escape a hellish fate. "In a bleak, post-apocalyptic world, what happens when a half-angel searching for her redemption meets a half-demon hellbent on revenge?

If it's J.R. Turner's world, major sparks fly. Redemption is a heady mix of action, thrills, and sizzling romance. Half-angel Savannah Mantas is both a kick-ass heroine and a complex character. Immortal yet deeply wounded, she searches for the redemption that will allow her to ascend and leave behind the blasted, dying Earth. But she never expects to find that redemption in the arms of half-demon Nico Montenegro, a man who should be her mortal enemy. Turner's urban fantasy is a fast-paced thrill ride that wrestles seriously with questions of good and evil, guilt and innocence, to deliver a satisfying, multilayered read." ~Nancy Holzner, author of the Deadtown Series

Born blonde andPolish, Jennifer Turner writes action adventure thrillers and romances. She resides in Wisconsin with her husband Eddie, a red-headed Texan, and her three children, Dustin, Molly and Matthew. Raised by an eclectic assortment of artists and musicians, her upbringing helped shape and hone her imagination and dedication to the romantic arts. Between her commitments to family and writing, she actively pursues three things–white chocolate, dark chocolate, and more chocolate.

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I grew up half a block from the Wisconsin River. My life has been defined by fresh-water summers and a North Woods flavor that can be found nowhere on Earth as it is in the north of Wisconsin. I love escaping electricity and the hustle and bustle of workaday life by camping under the stars. Many of my most favorite memories happened in the water or in the woods. There is only one thing that makes me feel remotely the same: chocolate!

Saturday, September 29, 2012

It was my pleasure to sit down and talk to Olivia Hardin out her series Bend-Bite-Shift.

Devan Stowe is a woman on a quest. She has only one thing on her mind when she teams up with Kent Crosby and his associates—putting an end to her father’s child trafficking business. Her determination takes her on a journey to discover her true strength and… the one man she was destined to love. In his arms, she’ll learn the meaning of trust, honor, and courage. Old friends and new will come together to help Devan unlock an amazing gift that will free her from her past and open up a future full of magic, faeries and more things than she ever imagined possible.

Jill Prescott returned from self-imposed seclusion to help save her best friend Devan’s life. Throwing herself into Devan’s problems and bringing an evil organization to its knees might just be the distraction she needs to keep living without the only man she’s ever loved. Her life changed forever when she was hired to spend a week with Doc Massey. On the day she became a vampire her youthful innocence ended, but Doc’s love rescued her from being consumed by the darkness. The shadow of that former life continues to loom over her, keeping her from realizing her own self-worth. Running from her past only brings her closer to a destiny that is inextricably connected to what she is trying to escape… Every gift has both a reward and a price, because All of it fits…

Olivia Hardin is a native Texas girl who just loves a good romance story. She’s the author of Witch Way Bends, Bitten Shame and soon to be released Shifty Business, all books in the Bend-Bite-Shift Trilogy. Her new MAUCs Series, begins October 2012 with the release of Trolling for Trouble.

Monday, August 27, 2012

I had the pleasure of talking to Lacey Wolfe about her new release Bound by Pleasure.

Can Megan let her guard down enough to experience the pleasures Greg has to offer?

As an erotic romance author who has spent hours researching the BDSM lifestyle, Megan thinks she knows all about it. But when she decides to explore it firsthand, she quickly learns that there's a lot she doesn't know.

Greg isn't your typical Dom. He's an artist, and his life is anything but organized. He likes Megan from the start. She's honest and he sees something different in her. The more time he spends with her, the more he finds himself acting in ways he never has before. He's developing feelings for her, and he's hopeful Megan might be feeling the same way, but every time he tries to get her to open up to him, it seems that she takes a huge step back.

Megan has a hard time expressing herself, a problem that only intensified when her ex criticized her every time she tried to share her feelings. As a result, she learned to bite her tongue and keep her emotions hidden. So when she begins to fall in love with Greg, she isn't sure how to tell him, or even if she should tell him. But she fears if she doesn't open up to him soon, she may lose him. Can Megan find the courage she needs before it's too late?

Thursday, August 9, 2012

I had the pleasure of talking to Eric Griffith about his book Beta Test.

We had some technical difficulties about 29 minutes in, but it all worked out!

Sam Terra is having a bad week. He lost Molly, the woman he secretly loves, when she vanished before his eyes at the exact same time that ten percent of the inhabitants of Earth disappeared. Naturally upset, Sam follows clues about the global vanishing with questionable help from his friends including a misanthropic co-worker and a childhood pal. When Molly reappears in the body of a man during a night of monster-laden devastation, Sam finally learns the truth. Not just about her, but about the planet Earth and the entire cosmos surrounding it. What we consider mundane reality, others consider a game...and not a very good one. The whole thing is about to be shut down.

Friday, July 20, 2012

I had the pleasure of talking to Susannah Sandlin about her book Redemption.

The world’s vampire population is on the brink of starvation since the vaccine to treat a global pandemic rendered human blood deadly to them. Their only hope for survival is a handful of rural areas that the vaccine never breached. The tiny town of Penton, Alabama, is one such enclave, where the immortal Aidan Murphy has established a community of vampires and their willingly bonded humans. Together, they live in peace—until Aidan’s estranged brother descends upon the town and begins attacking its humans. Whether the rampage is a result of his centuries-old feud with Aidan or the civil war threatening to erupt in the vampire world matters not. All that matters is the blood. Desperate to save his adopted family, Aidan breaks one of his cardinal rules, kidnapping an unvaccinated human doctor—and unexpectedly falling in love for the first time in nearly four hundred years.

With the vampire world on the brink of civil war over the scarcity of untainted human blood, battle lines are being drawn between the once peaceful vampire and human enclave of Penton, Alabama, and the powerful Vampire Tribunal. Mirren Kincaid once served the tribunal as their most creative and ruthless executioner—a time when he was known as the Slayer. But when assigned a killing he found questionable, Mirren abandoned the tribunal’s political machinations and disappeared—only to resurface two centuries later as the protector and second-in-command of Penton. Now the tribunal wants him back on their side. To break their rogue agent, they capture Glory Cummings, the descendant of a shaman, and send her to restore Mirren’s bloodthirsty nature. But instead of a monster, Glory sees a man burdened by the weight of his past. Could her magic touch—meant by the tribunal to bring out a violent killer— actually help Mirren break his bonds and discover the love he doesn’t believe he deserves?

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Inarrii agent Alinna Gaerrii was tasked with observing the Starforce base on Earth. Crash landing her observation pod onto the base was not part of her mission briefing. Neither was making m’ittar—mind contact—with Major David Brown, the human who discovered her amongst the wreckage.

David thinks she’s a psychologist sent to evaluate his Special Forces team, and Alinna goes along with his misconception, seizing the opportunity to observe humans up close. But their daily contact has unexpected side effects, and Alinna soon invades David’s dreams. Through their intimate mental connection she allows him to express his forbidden physical desires.

Alinna delights in the sensory exploration and grows excited by the prospect of a treaty with the humans and a potential life mate in David. But an attack from an unknown ship sends the base into chaos, and Alinna may be forced to reveal her lie, erasing all hope of a successful treaty, and driving David away forever…

Captain Susan Branscombe was the victim of brutal torture at the hands of terrorists. Though rescued, she’s now facing an equally brutal accusation: treason.

The only way she can prove her innocence is to allow Asler Kiis, a Confederacy Examiner, to delve into the depths of her mind. Asler is Inarri, the alien race that made contact with Earth just months before. His duty is to find the truth, but when he explores Susan’s mind he can’t resist drawing her into a more intimate experience.

Susan takes comfort in Asler’s heated sensuality. Their erotic sensory exploration chases away the darkness and her body aches for more. But as their desire reaches new limits Susan finds it difficult to suppress the memories she is desperate to forget.

Is the passion they share enough to let Susan push aside her fear and trust Asler, not only with her mind and body but with her ever-opening heart?

Sarina is scarred. Her L'inar, the curving nerve lines that enable Inarrii to experience their full sexuality, were severed in battle and she can no longer reach completion. Until she accepts a job as bodyguard to the human ambassador John Bennings, and is astonished to discover that they share a mental bond—a mirrored pathway of thoughts that will allow Sarina to climax.

When John's the target of an attack and they are forced into hiding, he's not sorry to be in close quarters with the compelling Sarina. They explore their erotic connection, and John is happy to demonstrate that humans have more sexual skills than Sarina thought.

To prove that she is whole and rejoin her Inarrii clan, Sarina needs John to bring her to climax in public in accordance with tradition. With a roomful of Inarrii and humans watching, will John be willing to perform as Sarina needs—and will their public display make John vulnerable to another attack?

Anna Scott lives along on the coast of New England, enjoying the solitude that comes with Five Island Cove. Except she isn’t always alone. Every year, as the weather warms, the seals return and so does her lover, a man who makes her as wild as an ocean storm, a man with magic in his soul.

Cael is a selkie, an ocean-born shapeshifter. Unlike his brothers he has never forgotten his lover when he returned to the swells of the deep ocean. Every summer two lovers reunite, fighting the odds that the ocean will take away Cael’s memory of being with Anna, and disobeying the unwritten law of his people to never reveal the truth of their lives under the waves.

This summer, as they near the time to part again, Cael and Anna face a new threat, a tangible one as hunters arrive in Five Island Cove. Can their love last through even more secrets and danger?

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Love and Death in the Big Easy -Shifter Tales Book 2

A Dog Drake Martin, the Yorkie shifter, and Sufi of the North American Shape-shifters, returns and this time he has a new shifter to play tag with. A Cat Kady Martin, Drake’s wife, has a new alter-ego as Tabitha, the Russian Blue Maltese. A New Game of Tag Twenty-six years later, the dog and cat play more than tag when, with their son and mixed array of shape-shifting friends, battle a new monster in town. Death follows the happily married couple as carnage and mayhem run rampant in the streets of the Big Easy. With help from family, the shifter clan, and white magic the loving pair maneuvers through rebellious children, while battling the terminal illness of a dear friend, and the menace bent on bringing the city to her knees. Oh boy!

named Precious. Enter six-year-old Kady Hartley and life changes. Years later, they meet again. Still a PI, she's FBI. Follow them on an adventure tracking the Russian mob involving human trafficking through the streets of New Orleans and watch the fur fly.

Following Kady to New Orleans where she is on assignment he knows it will be

easier to watch over her if he stays in the shadows, keeping his shifter abilities

hidden. He hooks up with the local Sufi, head of the shifter family clan, but

eventually engages in a bloody battle with the Russians. But, there is another

enemy in their midst, one who won't rest until he destroys their chance at everlasting love...

Drake has fallen in love. Can Kady love him for who he really is, or will she leave him upon discovering the truth about him?

Monday, June 4, 2012

A romantic comedy--Nikki Stacy is a middle school math and science
teacher. To make ends meet she advises her school's rag-tag cheerleading
squad for the extra paycheck supplement. When the squad's antics lead
to a girl's injury, Nikki butts heads with squad dad Charlie.
Frustrated, Nikki seeks a job that will really make her happy, but
Charlie won't let her move on without tidying up the loose ends she left
behind.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

I had the pleasure of talking to Lynn Rush about her Wasteland Trilogy.

Bound by the blood contract his human mother signed four centuries ago,
half-demon, David Sadler, must obey his demonic Master's order to
capture fifteen-year-old Jessica Hanks. But as he learns more about her,
he realizes she may be the key to freedom from his dark enslavement.

The
only obstacle-Jessica's distractingly beautiful Guardian, Rebeka
Abbott. He must not give in to their steamy chemistry, or he will lose
his humanity. But fresh off a quarter millennia of sensory deprivation
as punishment for not retrieving his last target, he may not be able to
resist temptation long enough to save what's left of his human soul.

Russell Leonard is a centuries-old Guardian who's lost faith in his
purpose. So when he's charged with procuring the first female Guardian
in over two centuries, he can only hope it's the red-headed beauty who's
been haunting his dreams for months. And if it is, he intends to claim
her as his. But when he finds his dream woman, Annabelle is mute and
bears no Guardian's Mark. He soon realizes she's been tainted by an
ancient evil. Russell must somehow release the secrets trapped within
this delicate soul to help her tap into the only weapon powerful enough
to silence a millennia-old demon-her voice.

Awaited Trailer

Next Monday the prequel to Wasteland releases!

For a slave, hope is a dangerous thing.

Margaret Rousseau dreams of freedom
from a life of servitude. When a mysterious woman saunters into the
servants’ tavern promising the impossible, Margaret dares to hope she
could win the heart of the one man she has secretly coveted since she
first wore a corset…

The Prince.

Margaret desperately grasps for the
opportunity to change her bleak destiny by placing faith in a woman who
is not as forthcoming as she seems. Blinded to the stranger’s dark
motives, Margaret surrenders herself to gain her heart’s desires.

But her choice may bring forth a darkness that could destroy all she holds dear.

Monday, April 30, 2012

I had the pleasure of taking to Sibelle Stone about her book Whistle Down the Wind.

Whistle Down the Wind

Book One The Mystic Moon Series - Featuring
the Glyndwr sistersElemental
witches!

Genre: Historical romance with paranormal elements

A beautiful witch discovers there’s moe then one way to be
wicked!

Escaping from the persecution of the European witch hunts, a
beautiful witch with the power to control the wind joins forces with a handsome
Cavalier on a mission to save the King of England and the colony of Virginia.

Catlin
Glyndwr is a tenth generation Mistress of Elements -- a hereditary witch who
can call upon her elemental spirits for assistance in casting spells.

Accused
of witchcraft in seventeenth century England, she faces the hangman. Even
though she took a vow never to hurt anyone with her magic, if her true powers
are revealed, she’ll be executed.

Sir
Griffin Reynolds is on his way to the colony of Virginia, on a secret mission
to locate Puritan rebels intent upon seizing the throne of King Charles II.
When his best friend becomes deathly ill while interrogating a beautiful Welsh
maiden accused of using magic to attack a local official – Griffin is forced to
strike a bargain with her in order to save his friend’s life.

When
Catlin and Griffin travel together on a voyage to the American colonies, they
try to resist the pull of erotic sensuality that flares between them. It is a
temptation they both soon crave. But danger lurks aboard ship and evil haunts
Catlin. She must learn how her destiny is linked with that of the man who has
vowed to protect her.

In
a dangerous and unexplored world, where superstition exists along side the new
discoveries of science, powerful elemental spirits are capable of assisting the
magical adepts. But there is always danger in harnessing magic and a price to
pay when one calls to the spirit world for help.

While
Griffin tries to deny his attraction to Catlin, she works her own special magic
on his heart and he discovers he cannot resist falling under her sensual spell.

Together,
Catlin and Griffin learn that a journey of the heart requires courage, trust
and the ability to believe in the astonishing gift of love.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

It was my pleasure to interview Chris Karlson about her book Golden Chariot.

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The rare discovery of a ship sunk during the time of the Trojan War has
been found off the coast of Turkey, near Troy. Charlotte Dashiell is an
American nautical archaeologist and thrilled to be part of the recovery
team. The wreck may contain proof of her highly controversial theory
about the Trojan War.

Charlotte is present when the Turkish
government agent assigned to guard the site is murdered. Her possible
involvement and a questionable connection to a private collector of
black market relics bring her under suspicion. Atakan Vadim is the
Turkish agent sent to investigate her. Unknown to either of them, the
smuggler behind the murder plans to steal a valuable artifact and frame
Charlotte for the theft...after they murder her.